Melvin Wesley Whittington

1910 - 1935  (25 years)

• Name	Melvin Wesley Whittington
  Born	4 Apr 1910	Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska
  Gender	Male
  Died	26 Nov 1935	North Platte, Lincoln County, Nebraska
  Buried	28 Nov 1935	Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I7012	Rossville
  Last Modified	26 Jan 2021

  
  

  Father	John Wesley Whittington,   b. 16 Feb 1880, St. Stephens, Richardson County, Nebraska ,   d. 1 Jul 1966  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Nitah Veronica Megonigle Whittington,   b. 11 Feb 1885, Missouri Valley, Harrison County, Iowa ,   d. 18 Oct 1971, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 86 years)
  Married	1902	Oberlin, Decatur County, Kansas
  Family ID	F5927	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents		Obituary- Whittington, Melvin 1 Melvin Wesley Whittington Melvin Wesley Whittington was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, April 4, 1910, and passed away at North Platte, Nebraska, November 26, 1935, at the age of 25 years, 7 months and 22 days. He had been employed at the Levi Anderson Auto Service as a mechanic. He injured his left wrist which developed into blood poisoning. He was practically over the blood poisoning and the physician had permitted him to return to his work. After one and a half days he became ill with pleuresy which later developed into double pneumonia, but his system being so run down by the blood poisoning he had no resistence [sic] and his heart was too weak to carry the load. At the time of his death he was making his home with his sister, Mrs. Marie Scoun. When Melvin was 8 years old he moved with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Whittington to Casper, Wyoming where his father was employed as locomotive engineer for the Burlington railroad. They resided there until the year of 1926, when they moved to Independence, Kansas, locating on a farm 13 miles southwest of Independence. They remained there until the year 1929 when they moved to Rossville, locating on a farm where they now live. Melvin made his home with his parents until August 11, 1935, when he struck out in the world to seek a career for himself. He located in North Platte, Neb., where he was employed at the time of his death. Melvin was a very ambitious young man, kind and loving to all who knew him. Since going to North Platte he had been baptized into the Episcopal church of Our Savior. Melvin attended school at Casper, Wyo. Funeral services were held in Rossville, Thursday, Nov. 28, at 2:30 p.m. at the Methodist church Reverend Wright Horton officiated, and the body was laid to rest in the Rossville cemetery. The pallbearers were Osie Huhs, Ed Arnold, Huck Raines, Delbert Weir of Maple Hill, and Earl Doty and Glen Davis of Rossville. Melvin leaves to mourn his going his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Whittington, and four sisters, Mrs. Freda Smith of Kansas City, Mo.; Mrs. Leah Berry of Rossville, Mrs. Marie Scoun and Miss Frances Whittington of North Platte, Neb. besides a host of other relatives and friends, by whom he will be sadly missed. -- We wish to express our heart-felt thanks to the many dear friends and neighbors who so faithfully assisted us in our sad bereavement, the loss of our darling son and brother, Melvin; also for the comforting words of the Reverend Horton, the ladies who sang and for the beautiful floral offerings. Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Whittington Mr. and Mrs. Jack Smith Mr. and Mrs. Orville Scrown Mr. and Mrs. Walter Berry Miss Frances Whittington
  		Obituary- Whittington, Melvin 2 MELVIN WHITTINGTON DEAD The community was shocked by the sudden death of Melvin Whittington. son of Mr. and Mrs. John Whittington, who passed away Tuesday noon, at North Platt, Neb., following a short illness. Death resulted from pneumonia following a case of blood poisoning. Funeral services will be held today, at 2:30 at the Methodist church. An obituary will be published next week. The following out-of-town relatives were in Rossville Thanksgiving Day to attend the funeral of Melvin Whittington held at the Methodist church: Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Megonigle and Darlene, of Richland. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Allen, Betty and Ilene of Richland; Mrs. S. A. Haines, Mrs. Mabie Tucker, Mrs. T. Adams, Tommy Gene, Mrs. Mildred Van Dresser, of Independence; M.rs. L. Whittington, Maple Hill; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Smith of Kansas City; Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Scown, North Platte, Nebr.; Miss Francis Whittington, North Platte, Nebr.; Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Lemon of Topeka.